The Main Street Bridge, historically known as the Califon Bridge, is a
Pratt thru truss bridge that carries Main Street (
County Route 512) over the
South Branch Raritan River
The South Branch Raritan River is a tributary of the Raritan River in New Jersey.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
Description
The source of the South Branch is the outflow from Budd Lake, a glacial remnant locat ...
in
Califon,
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. At the 2020 census, the county was the state's 4th-least populous county,[National Register of Historic Places
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on October 14, 1976, as part of the
Califon Historic District.
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History
The iron truss bridge was constructed in 1887 by I. P. Bartley & Co. of
Mount Olive Township in
Morris County.
In 1985, the bridge was rehabilitated and widened by converting to a
stringer bridge
Beam bridges are the simplest structural forms for bridge spans supported by an abutment or pier at each end. No moments are transferred throughout the support, hence their structural type is known as '' simply supported''.
The simplest beam ...
design using steel beams, while maintaining the historic original trusses. It is now long and wide.
Gallery
File:Main Street Bridge, Califon, NJ - looking west.jpg, Crossing the South Branch Raritan River
The South Branch Raritan River is a tributary of the Raritan River in New Jersey.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
Description
The source of the South Branch is the outflow from Budd Lake, a glacial remnant locat ...
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List of crossings of the Raritan River
This is a list of road/highway and railroad, rail crossings of the Raritan River from the mouth at Raritan Bay upstream. It also includes crossings of its two branches: the North Branch Raritan River and the South Branch Raritan River.
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